Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Informatics
Publication Date
12-1-2021
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate students’ intention to continue using online learning platforms during face-to-face traditional classes in a way that is parallel to their usage during online virtual classes (during the pandemic). This investigation of students’ intention is based on a conceptual model that uses newly used external factors in addition to the technology acceptance model (TAM) contrasts; hence, it takes into consideration users’ satisfaction, the external factor of information richness (IR) and the quality of the educational system and information disseminated. The participants were 768 university students who have experienced the teaching environments of both traditional face-to-face classes and online classes during the pandemic. A structural equation modelling (SEM) test was conducted to analyse the independent variables, including the users’ situation awareness (SA), perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, satisfaction, IR, education system quality and information quality. An online questionnaire was used to explore students’ perceptions of their intention to use online platforms accessibly in a face-to-face learning environment. The results showed that (a) students prefer online platforms that have a higher level of content richness, to be able to implement the three dimensions of users’ situation awareness (perception, comprehension and projection); (b) there were significant effects of TAM constructs on students’ satisfaction and acceptance; (c) students are in favour of using a learning platform that is characterised by a high level of educational system quality and information quality and (d) students with a higher level of satisfaction have a more positive attitude in their willingness to use the online learning system.
DOI Link
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
8
Issue
4
Disciplines
Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
Information richness, Information systems, Online platform, Situation awareness, Technology acceptance model
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Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Al-Maroof, Rana Saeed; Alnazzawi, Noha; Akour, Iman A.; Ayoubi, Kevin; Alhumaid, Khadija; Alahbabi, Nafla Mahdi; Alnnaimi, Maryam; Thabit, Sarah; Alfaisal, Raghad; Aburayya, Ahmad; and Salloum, Said, "The effectiveness of online platforms after the pandemic: Will face-to-face classes affect students’ perception of their behavioural intention (BIU) to use online platforms?" (2021). All Works. 4737.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/4737
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yes
Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series